eBay For Seniors For Dummies [Paperback]

Marsha Collier (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0470527595 | ISBN-13: 978-0470527597 | Publication Date: November 9, 2009 | Edition: 1

Expert advice helps seniors find bargains and make money on eBay

eBay is a great place to help seniors find bargains or supplement their income by selling items. This book offers the basics on buying or selling on eBay with confidence in a format that's ideal for the senior audience, including a larger print format than traditional For Dummies books.

Author Marsha Collier is the undisputed authority on eBay. Her advice has helped millions of eBay users navigate the popular shopping and selling site. This book explains how to

Get your computer ready to use eBay

Go to the eBay site, sign up, and browse

Spot good deals, buy items, and pay safely

Set up your own sale

Take pictures of your merchandise and get them online

Receive payment and ship items

Understand eBay's fees and rules

eBay can be fun and profitable. This book makes it easy to get started!

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From the Back Cover

Making Everything Easier!

eBay® For Seniors for Dummies

Learn to:

• Get your own eBay account for buying and selling

• Shop for the best deals and avoid scams

• Bolster your income by selling items on eBay

• Pack items for safe shipping

Marsha Collier

Bestselling author of eBay For Dummies

Use the ideal marketplace for budget-beating bargains and making extra money!

If you've not begun using eBay, the world's #1 online site for finding bargains and selling your own stuff, there's no reason to keep waiting. This book, written by respected eBay expert Marsha Collier, gets you through the basics of getting online and browsing the Web. Soon you'll be into buying, selling, and enjoying all the benefits of being on eBay.

• Where to begin — register on eBay and PayPal and learn the rules for buying and selling

• Ready, set, shop! — discover how to find what you're looking for, how to win auctions, and when it's better to buy outright

• Such a deal — find out if it really is a bargain and understand add-ons such as shipping and insurance costs

• Stay out of cyber-alleys — learn how to rate sellers and buy only from reputable ones

• Turn clutter into cash — find items that are taking up space in your attic and sell them for a nice profit

• Feed me — discover why feedback is so important to the eBay community and how to get positives in your column

• Nurture your nest egg — supplement your income with your eBay sales

• It's a rule — understand eBay rules, regulations, fees, and services

Open the book and find:

• How to speak the eBay language

• The easy way to find the items you want

• Tips on bidding to win

• Steps for separating honest sellers from scam artists

• Instructions on selling your first item

• What PayPal is and how to use it

• The importance of getting and leaving feedback

• Advice for photographing items you're selling

About the Author

Marsha Collier is the undisputed eBay expert, with more than a million copies of her bestselling books in print. She was among eBay's first PowerSellers and has made eBay a full-time business for 12 years. Marsha also hosts her own weekly technology radio show broadcast online and over the air. She teaches eBay newcomers the basics at conferences and in numerous television and radio interviews.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (November 9, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470527595
• ISBN-13: 978-0470527597
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #139,252 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #41 in Books > Computers & Technology > Business & Culture > eBay

More About the Author

In 1998 Marsha created the first edition of eBay For Dummies, then, followed up the success of the first book with a second book targeting individuals interested in making e-commerce their full time profession, Starting an eBay Business For Dummies. That book became an instant nationwide hit, making several notable Best Seller lists. Since then, Marsha has updated each of her books and published many more.

On a lighter note, for buyers who want to get a good deal online, Marsha penned a fun book, Santa Shops on eBay. Marsha's books have sold over 1,000,000 copies. (Not including the special editions in foreign countries; two in Australia, two in Canada and two in the United Kingdom - as well as translations in Spanish, French, Italian, Chinese and German).

Along with her writing, Marsha is also an experienced e-commerce educator. She was the lead instructor for eBay University (teaching at seminars all over the United States), as well as a regular presenter at the eBay Live national convention since its inception. Marsha also hosted "Make Your Fortune Online," a PBS special on online business that premiered in 2005. The show was the basis for her PBS premium five DVD set, "Your Online Business Plan." In 2006, she was invited to address the Innovations Conference in Singapore to present the ideas of e-commerce to a new market. In 2008, she was dubbed one of twenty influential iCitizens in Kelly Mooney's The Open Brand: When Push Comes to Pull in a Web Made World.

During the holiday season, she also does several national satellite media tours to explain the safety of shopping online. She hosts Computer & Technology Radio on KTRB 860 AM in San Francisco - as well as on the web at www.computerandtechnologyradio.com. She also makes regular appearances on television, radio, and in print to discuss customer needs and online commerce.

Marsha currently resides in Los Angeles, CA. She can be reached via her Web site, www.marshacollier.com.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Getting started on E bay, July 6, 2011

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This is a great book for people just starting to sell on E bay. I have referred to it several times and just glad I have easy access to the knowledge in this book, Thanks again.

15 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just what I was looking for, July 16, 2010

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I am still reading this book but it has answered all my questions in concise format

5.0 out of 5 stars Everything we need to know, January 15, 2012

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This book has told me everything I should know before using eBay. It has enabled me to avoid beginner's mistakes, and gave me confidence to begin selling. It is arranged logically, has an excellent reference index, and is very well written.